A little help with your next chapter.
Find a book you want to open. Keep a thought worth saving. Bring a friend. Short reading guides, with examples you can actually use.
Find your next book
Start, return, or choose a new direction.
- Start reading booksStart reading books with four simple steps: choose something you like, try ten minutes, and find a time to return. Includes advice for teens.
- Get back into readingGet back into reading after a long break or reading slump. Try a familiar favorite, set aside an unfinished book, and make room for a short session.
- Choose your next bookFind a book you want to read by choosing a mood, a subject and a format, then trying a sample. Includes a simple library recommendation script.
- Book genres explainedA plain-English guide to common book genres, from mystery and fantasy to memoir and history. Learn the difference between genre, format and age category.
- Fiction vs nonfictionFiction tells invented stories. Nonfiction presents itself as fact-based. Compare novels, memoirs, historical fiction and graphic books with simple examples.
- Reading challenge ideasEight flexible reading challenge ideas built around curiosity, not big book counts. Try a genre swap, recommendation chain or library-only challenge.
- Books for beginner readersSix books to try when you are new to reading for pleasure. Choose by interest, compare the writing and read a sample before committing to a book.
Get more from a reading session
Make room for the words, then work with the ideas.
- Remember what you readTry a short routine for remembering a book: pause, recall the main idea, check what you missed, and leave a note you can revisit.
- Focus on readingA practical way to concentrate on reading: remove one distraction, choose a small stopping point, and check whether you followed the section.
- Active reading strategiesActive reading means working with a text, not just moving through it. Try a question, a short section, an explanation and an evidence check.
Keep something from each book
Notes, journals and templates you can use today.
- Annotate a bookLearn how to annotate a book without highlighting every page. Use a small symbol key, a worked example, and an option for borrowed books.
- Reading journal ideasEight reading journal ideas with example layouts: a book log, quotes, character map, mood shelf and more. Start with one page, not a whole notebook.
- Free reading journal templateA free reading journal template and simple reading log. Copy the text into your notes or print the worksheet. No email or account needed.
- Take notes while readingTake useful reading notes with a simple structure: location, idea, reaction. Includes an original worked example and a copyable notes template.
- Write a short book reviewWrite a useful book review without retelling the plot. Get a short template, an original example and a checklist for clear, spoiler-aware recommendations.
Read with other people
Plan a meeting and give everyone something to talk about.
- Start a book clubStart a book club with a clear format, a first book and a meeting date. Includes an invitation you can copy and a simple first-meeting plan.
- Book club discussion questionsTwelve book club discussion questions with useful follow-ups. Choose prompts for a novel, memoir or nonfiction book and copy your meeting notes.
- Book club activitiesSix book club activities for adults and teens: a passage swap, prediction check, setting sketch and more. Each includes clear instructions.
- Books for your book clubSix book club picks, each with a discussion angle and a question to bring. Compare familiar classics and younger-reader fiction before choosing together.
Read it with the Guild
Read with friends, wherever they are.
Read with friends online, track your books, decorate your digital bookshelf, and meet new readers. ReadersGuild is like a 24-hour book club inside your personal library.
“I built this to read with my friends a thousand miles away.”
Fabio JonathanFounder of ReadersGuild
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